It takes skills of all kinds to bring hope and healing. See how our volunteer crew makes a difference on board.
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In the often male-dominated field of medicine, Professor Fanjandrainy Rasoaherinomejanahary is part of a legacy of female healers. “I am the daughter of a nurse,” said the Malagasy surgeon and professor of visceral surgery, who goes by Prof. Fanja. As a young girl,...
“I always tell people,” confides Kevin So, ward nurse on the Global Mercy, “That this is the best hospital I’ve worked for. It’s a special place to serve here on Mercy Ships because everyone here wants to be here, you know? We’re all volunteers, so there’s a special...
For Maria Kuo, an interest in Mercy Ships and the free surgical care it offers has always been a part of her life. At the age of nine, her parents took her to a Mercy Ships tour in Gisbon, New Zealand, where she learned about the urgent need for direct surgical care...
“Why did I decide to start a career in medicine?” Dr. Mark Shrime began matter-of-factly. “Because I am the firstborn son of an immigrant family. I had three options: doctor, lawyer, or failure. That is the honest truth, that I went into medicine because I felt it was...
Swedish mariner Tommie Kristensson has had a lifelong career at sea, starting when he was just 17 years old. “That’s basically what I’ve been doing my entire life. You may say it’s a very natural environment to work on a ship,” he shared. Yet despite his years of...
If you were asked to picture a hospital crew, your mind may jump first to doctors, surgeons, or nurses. But it takes so many kinds of specialists, each with their own skills, aspirations, and tools, to keep a hospital running. Deborah Nutsugah worked in a hospital in...